Understanding cancer : a scientific and clinical guide for the layperson / by Peter A. Dervan ; wit...
Understanding cancer : a scientific and clinical guide for the layperson / by Peter A. Dervan ; wit...
Understanding cancer : a scientific and clinical guide for the layperson / by Peter A. Dervan ; with a foreword by Christopher D.M. Fletcher.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland, c1999.
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N616.994/101
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Christopher D. M. Fletcher -- 1. The Scope of the Cancer Problem -- 2. Cancer through the Ages -- 3. Tissue Organization and Differentiation -- 4. The Cell's Response to Stress -- 5. Precancer, Invasion, and Metastases -- 6. Common Adult Cancers -- 7. Childhood Cancers -- 8. Genes and Can...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland, c1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"This book is a comprehensive overview of cancer written for readers even with no medical background or formal knowledge of biology. It clearly describes how cancer grows and spreads and what the major kinds of cancer are. It provides the very latest information on various forms of treatment. There is also a handy glossary of terms and a list of or...
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Understanding cancer : a scientific and clinical guide for the layperson / by Peter A. Dervan ; with a foreword by Christopher D.M. Fletcher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c1999.
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N616.994/101
Record Identifier
74Vvr0b6rdwX
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ISBN
0786406283 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780786406289(pbk.) :
0786406283(pbk.) :
9780786406289 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
616.994
MMS ID
991011456709702626
